Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-16

stitutions and Education. The paper
gives an account of the progress OF the
work on the buildings, which it is said is
satisfactory, and esks for Sl6,0 900 more
with which to finish them.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
Mr. Stubs introduced a resolution,
which was adopted, directing the Com
mittee for Courts of Justice to examine
whether the act approved May IA, 1887,
to provide for the appointment and re-
moval of district school trustees, and to
repeal chapter 1873 Of the Acts Of Assem-
bly, of 1884, and the acts amendatory
thereof, chapters 80 and 12l of Acts OF
1884, and chapter 10 of Acts of As
sembly 1858 has been repealed by
chapter G6 of the Code of Virginia,
1887, pertaining 10 "the County Board
of School Commissioners" and report
10y bill or otherwise.
BILLS ENGnOssEp.
Several bills were ordered 70 their en-
grossment, among the number the fol-
lowing Providing a special game law
for the counties of Buckingham, Angus
ia, Culpeper, Rappahannock, Madison.
and Orange 10 incorporate the trustees
of the State Mission Board to prevent
county, district, school, and corporation
officers and school trustees from pur-
chasing county and corporation warrants
and school claims.
This last-named bill, which is one
Of importance TO the entire people
of Virginia, provides "that it shall
be unlawful for any county, district,
or school officer. school trustee, or
corporation officer in this Commonwealth
to acquire by purchase at less than it's face
value, sdirectly or indirectly, by contract,
express or implied, any warrant or other
evidence of Indebtedness issued by any
board Of supervisors or any common
council or board of aldermen of any
county, city, or town in this Common
wealth, or any warrant or claim issued
by any of the free-school officers or free
school boards of this State for the pay OF
free. school teachers, or the building of
0ohool homes, or pnrchasa of school
books, school furniture or apparatus.
ANY such officer or trustee violating the
provisions of this act shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punished by a
fine Of not less than $40 nor more than
$500 and be imprisoned in the county or
corporation Jail Tin the discretion of the
jury not more than six months; and the
Judge of every county and corporation
court in this Commonwealth shall give
this act specially in charge to every
grand jury empanelled therein"
INTERNAL REVENUE.
House joint resolution instructing the
Virginia Senators and requesting her Re
personalities in Congress to use their
best efforts to secure the repeal at an
early day of the entire internal-revenue
system Of taxation, and failing in that
to secure if possible the repeal OF so
much Of said system as imposes a tax
upon tobacco in any of its forms, and
upon spirits distilled from fruits, which
was the special order of the day, was
taken up a few minutes earlier than the
appointed hour, the other business on
the calendar having been disposed of.
A SUBSTITUTE.
Mr.. Rhea offered the following as q
substitute
Resolved (he House Of Delegates concurring).
That our Senators In Congress be instructed and
our Representatives be requested
1st. To use their best efforts 10 secure the i'm
mediate repeal Of the internal-reyenue system,
relic Of tho war and no longer necessary to
meet the demands Of the Government, and be-
cause IL Is oppressive. iOsters monopolies, and is
obnoxious TO the interests OF our people.
"a. To favor raising the revenue requisite for
the support Of the Federal Government by a
tariff upon imports limited 10 the necessities Of
tho Government economically administered.
and 90 adiusledin its application as to prevent
unequal bardeus, encourage productive interests
at homo, the development OF our material re-
sources and afford Just compensation 10 labor,
but not TO foster monOpolies.
Mr.. Rhea said that the subjects Of in
ternal revenue and tariff were so closely
allied and both of such great importance
to the people of Virginia that he thought
it best TO embody the sentiments Of the
people of the State on the two subjects
in this one simple resolution.
MIR. M'DoNALD's AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Mcdonald offered the following
uo 0lbDCl. u CuIollLiANC lOL VI
to Mr.. Rheas substitute
/. Be arsolpcd, That ourrepresentatIyes In the
Congress OK the United States are hereby re-
quosted % state to their respective bodies that
this is tho third time we have called upon them
TO perform this important duty and that we arc
in earnest this time.
2. That said representatives IN the Congress q
the United States be requested 10 wait upon the
President Of the United states and inform him
that his late message 70 the Congress Of tho
United States is disappointment 20 the people
OF Virginia and not in accord with the promises
and pledges OF either tho Democratic or kepubli-
can party Of Virginia.
These are the same resolutions offered
by Mr.. Mcdonald ON Friday last, when
this subject was under consideration,
except that the clause about sugar has
been dropped.
The point was made that Mr.. Melon
AIDS proposition, or the second clause OF
it, was ont OF order, in that il instructed
the senator's TO 60 beyond their legiti-
mate bounds and dealt with matters per-
tanning to the President, with whom this
Legislature has nothing to do.
Without having the point ruled on Mr..
Mcdonald proceeded to advocate the
adoption of the measure proposed by
himself. He claimed that the late war
was brought on by the Democratic Con-
vention held in 1850 that of the Federal
soldiers the Democrats had over 200, 900
majority. The same men who melted
the southerners to war met them with
bayonets and brought about their
defeat. The speaker pitched into Presi-
dent Cleveland's Administration, and
asked If there was Democrat on the
floor who would endorse President Cleve-
land and his late message to Congress.
MR. WILLIAMS.
Mr.. Williams arose to reply 10 Mr..
He said that the latter's adj
mission was one which reflected on the
party, for itamonnted TO this:
That war was fought by Democrats
against rebels, and when the latter had